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Primary Duties & Essential Functions:

Care of Individuals:

• Manage and implement a program, which provides an environment to carry out individual’s role in the overall treatment program
• Coordinates and provides a therapeutic interaction through experimental methods of learning.
• Safely transports individuals as assigned per level of supervision required.
• Assist in personal care of individuals.
• Assures appropriate boundaries

Policies and Procedures:

• Learns and practices agency policies and procedures.
• Learns and implements each individual treatment plan including: physical interventions, documents and makes proper notifications according to procedures.
• Provides coverage as assigned.
• Remains on-duty until properly briefed and appropriate parameters are met.

Supervision:

• Supervises and coordinates all documentation relating to Recreation activities including Assessments, Progress Notes, Attendance Sheets, Program Activity Sheets, and Comprehensive Treatment Plan Narratives.
• Participates in agency and other staff development opportunities as assigned.
• Attains and actively participates in all assigned trainings.

Agency Responsibilities:

• Engages in all living unit, service, and/or department planning and goal attainment.
• Participates in activities and committees.
• Changes work location to meet agency needs.
• Maintains appropriate attendance and punctuality.

Communication:

• Communicates regularly with other personnel through the facilitation of individuals staff supervision
• Completes all necessary communications, documentation’s, and loggings.
• Properly notifies and/or consults with the Activities Coordinator
• Proactively and effectively liaisons with other disciplines, internal and external Service Providers and families as appropriate.
• Appropriately utilizes chain of command
• As assigned and will complete section of monthly report.

Environment of Care:

• Completes assigned cleanup procedures, checklists and schedules.
• Proactively and effectively liaisons with Maintenance, House Manager, Coordinators, Direct Care Supervisors and Directors.
• Supports Quality Assurance Quality Improvement directives

Other Responsibilities:

• Completes other responsibilities as properly assigned. When required, assures and assists with supervision of all individuals served.
• Promotes and supports cultural diversity and competence and is strength based.
• As this list of duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive, other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as business needs require.

Required Education, Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum High School Diploma/GED required, prefer Associates or Bachelor’s Degree.
• Valid driver’s license to ensure ability to drive agency vehicles.
• Medication certified within six months of hire.
• Various hours/shifts. Full time and part time.
• Must be available to work evenings, weekends and holidays as required.
• Ability to write legibly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other disciplines and individuals served.
• Ability to perform physical interventions.
• Performance appraisal which meets the criteria for GOOD.

Abilities and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to be mobile in a multiple story building, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to respond to the needs of a culturally diverse population.
• Travel as required.
• Ability to deal positively with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Display a positive, professional and proactive attitude to accomplish quality work that is in line with the agency’s mission statement.
• Seek opinions, alternative viewpoints in decision making. Understand and respect the expertise and experience of others, appreciate the different views, and the perspective and limitations of other individuals.
• Exhibits a professional, courteous demeanor with internal and external constituents.

Vanderheyden is committed to the National Sanctuary Model - a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community. The Sanctuary Model's focus is not only on the people who seek services, but equally on the people and systems that provide those served.

Vanderheyden Hall Inc., as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, prior arrest or conviction record or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Troy, NY 12180: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Valid, NYS Driver License with clean MVR

Work Location: In person

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